65 years ago – 1949 A public swimming pool was opened in the center of town on the site of the old Sportland. 60 years ago – 1954 Special events being planned for the Fourth of July included a Cowboy Rodeo, a Community Campfire and a Woodsman’s Breakfast. 55 years ago – 1959…
65 years ago – 1949 Chuck Holmes was the local boy selected for Boys State by the American Legion Post 800. 60 years ago – 1954 The Chamber of Com- merce was planning to host a chuckwagon dinner for the annual Fourth of July celebration. 55 years ago – 1959 Camp Maranatha’s new…
65 years ago – 1949 The newly formed lake on the Banning-Idyllwild Highway was officially named Lake Fulmor in honor of A.C. Fulmor, county planning commissioner and surveyor whose mission and ingenuity played a prominent part in the realization of the highway. 60 years ago – 1954 Desert Sun School held commencement exercises for…
65 years ago – 1949 Thirty campsites were being installed at Lake Fulmor, but they no longer exist. 60 years ago – 1954 Building permits is- sued on the Hill were at a record high. 55 years ago – 1959 In a freak accident, Lily Rock claimed its first victim in more than…
A Russian brown bear in a cage at Snow White Laundy in the 1960s. Laundry owner Bill Neuhoff owned the bear. Clarence Bischof, owner of the Lumber Company, shared the cost of upkeep. File photo 65 years ago – 1949 Although there was snow along the shoreline of Hidden Lake, the lake itself was…
65 years ago – 1949 Gala event of the week was the reopening of the Rustic Theatre. The feature was “El Paso,” starring John Wayne and Gail Russell. 60 years ago – 1954 State Park Supervisor Frank Davies announced construction of five new campsites. 55 years ago – 1959 American Legion Post 800…
65 years ago – 1949 Dr. Harry Pearlman, Louis Pearlman, Louis Artin and Sam Melca started up Devil’s Slide Trail hoping to hike down the desert side. But after nine hours of floundering in snow up to their armpits, they reappeared in Fern Valley. 60 years ago – 1954 A San Bernardino radio…
65 years ago – 1949 A crew of 70 RKO people descended on the Idyllwild Inn. They were to shoot location scenes for a Tim Holt western. Along with the troupe came Holt’s favorite palomino, Lightning. 60 years ago – 1954 The biggest angling crowd on record came to the mountain for the opening of…
65 years ago – 1949 The Glenn Froehlichs announced that the Rustic Theatre would open starting May 1. 60 years ago – 1954 New benches for Town Hall’s campfire area were under construction. Almost $2,000 was available for the project. 55 years ago – 1959 The Izaak Walton League was planning a major…
65 years ago – 1949 The new school building, housing second- through seventh-grades, was being readied for an open house. 60 years ago – 1954 Parents and PTA members voted to recommend that seventh-grade students be sent to Hemet Junior High School the next year on a one-year trial basis. 55 years ago…
